Meitetsu 2200 Series
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in Japan since January 2005.


Formation

The sets are formed as follows. * Cars 1, 4, and 6 each have a single-arm pantograph. * Car 4 is designated as a mildly air-conditioned car.


Interior

The 2200 series cars consist of transverse reclining seating throughout with a seat pitch of , most of which are arranged in a 2+2 abreast configuration. Car 2 is equipped with a men's toilet and a universal-access toilet. The 2300 series cars adopt a commuter-oriented seating configuration based on that of the 3300 series, consisting of longitudinal bench seating as well as transverse seating bays. File:Nagoya Railroad - Series 2200 - Cabin - 01.JPG, Interior of a 2200 series car File:Meitetsu 2200 kei interior.jpg, Interior of a 2300 series car File:名鉄2000系ディスプレイ.JPG, LCD passenger information display (2200 series) File:名鉄2211.JPG, LCD passenger information display (2300 series)


Gallery

File:Meitetsu 2200 series Car number Logo.JPG, Car number decoration for limited express cars File:Emblem of Meitetsu 2200 series.JPG, 2200 series emblem


History

The original fleet of nine 6-car trainsets was built from 2004, and consist of two limited express configuration cars based on the 2000 series EMUs together with four commuter configuration cars with three pairs of doors per side. The trains entered service from 29 January 2005. Two more six-car sets were built in fiscal 2015. Another six-car set, numbered 2212, was delivered in 2016. Set 2213 was delivered in February 2019.


2230 subseries

Following the withdrawal of the 1700 series, four additional six-car sets were formed from 2019. Numbered 2231 to 2234, these sets are formed of two newly built limited express cars and four 2300 series commuter-style cars that were originally part of 1700 series trainsets. The first 2230 subseries set to be formed, 2234, entered service in February 2020, using the 2300 series cars from 1700 series set 1704.


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Meitetsu 2200 series information
{{Meitetsu trainsets Electric multiple units of Japan 2200 series Train-related introductions in 2005 1500 V DC multiple units of Japan Nippon Sharyo multiple units